OBITUARIES

Sep 10, 2022

Ronnie E. Steen, beloved husband of Janice Marie (Lord) Steen and beloved father of three, passed away September 10, 2022. Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Harrison T. and Nell Louise (Burress) Steen. Ron served with the Strategic Air Command in the Air Force and then attended the University of Maryland. He worked...

Sep 10, 2022

Lillie M. (Lebold) Bosler, 99, formerly of the Upper Perkiomen Manor, Red Hill, passed away September 10, 2022. She was the widow of William Bosler, who passed in 1997. Born in Conshohocken, she was the daughter of the late Ashton and Lottie (Clevenstine) Lebold. She was a 1940 graduate of Conshohocken High School. She then went to the College...

Sep 10, 2022

Edward “The Hawk” Hawkrider, 88, of Pennsburg passed away on Saturday, September 10th, 2022. He was the husband of the late Joan (Christman) Hawkrider. He was born and raised in Pennsburg and was a graduate of Pennsburg High School. He served his country honorably in the Army during the Korean War. For many years, he owned and operated a...

Sep 2, 2022

Anthony Michael Zaffarano, 93, of Barto, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2022, at home. Tony was the widowed husband of Rita M. (DeStefano) Zaffarano, a U.S. Army veteran, and a lifelong artist. Born in Ambler, the youngest son of Italian immigrants, Francesco Italio and Consiglia (Della Donna) Zaffarano, he grew up during the Depression with an appreciation of...

Aug 30, 2022

Thomas Sherwood Mudd, 81, of Quakertown, passed away August 30, 2022. Born in Abington, he was the son of the late F. Thomas & Dorothy (Pease) Mudd. Tom retired after a lengthy career at Acme Markets as a Produce Manager. As a young man, he was in the National Guard, volunteer fireman and he enjoyed racing hot rods, riding...

Aug 29, 2022

Joanie (Siegele) Fettig, 85, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Monday, August 29th, 2022. She was the wife of the late Richard Fettig. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy Siegele. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Pennsburg and a former member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in...

Aug 29, 2022

Joginder Singh, 77, of Easton, PA passed away on August 29 2022. Joginder was born in

Patran, India.

In addition to his wife, Jaswant Kaur, he is survived by his four children - his son, Sukhdev

Singh, and his wife Rupinder kaur; his three daughters, Sinder Kaur and her husband the late Pritpal...

Aug 28, 2022

James L. (Jim) Siwert, 61, Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 28th, 2022, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the beloved husband of Wendy S. (Janney) Siwert with whom he shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Doylestown, he was a son of the late Arnold and Regina (Garner) Siwert. Jim worked for Allan Myers...

Aug 24, 2022

Barney was born Raymond Rauenbeuhlar in De Moines, Iowa on July 14, 1935. He was immediately placed in an orphanage. At age 4, Martin and Rhoda Whalen adopted him and renamed him Bernard R. Whalen. He joined their other adopted son, Robert, and their family became four.

At age 5, on his first day of school, Barney...

Aug 17, 2022

Clinton Thomas Eck, 97, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline Eck (Kalibisko). Born in Longswamp Twp., Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lloyd Eck and Dorothy (Bailey) Eck. Much of his career was spent in transportation for Drug Plastics in Boyertown.

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Aug 15, 2022

Allen Eugene Shoener of Telford passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, peacefully at home. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy (Schreiner) Shoener. A 1963 graduate of North Penn High School in Lansdale. He served our country honorably in the US Army and had a tour in Vietnam from January 1967 to January...

Aug 13, 2022

Dolores Fay (Eppler) Lick, 77, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13th, 2022. She was the wife of the late Claude Lick who died in 2008. Born in Corning, PA, she was a daughter of the late Wilford Eppler Sr. and Carrie (Wolf) Eppler. She had worked in the office at the former Mid Atlantic Express in...

Aug 11, 2022

Rebecca Ann Fulton, 49, of Market Street in Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Robert Fulton and Sue (Robinson) Gavins. Until becoming ill, she worked as a certified nursing assistant for Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital.

Rebecca is survived by her daughter, Erica...

Jul 30, 2022

Robert L. Schwenk, 79, of Pennsburg, passed away July 30, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Gery) Schwenk. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Augustus and MaryEtta (Little) Schwenk. Robert was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and attended technical school in Allentown to study television electronics. He worked at the family...

Jul 29, 2022

Brian K. Steigerwalt, 65, of Catasauqua, passed away July 29, 2022, at Temple University Hospital- Jeanes Campus. He was the husband of Darlene (Heller) Steigerwalt. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Annette Minerva (Wenner) Steigerwalt, of Zionsville, and the late Kermit James Steigerwalt. Brian was a graduate of Emmaus High School. He worked at East Penn Manufacturing...

Jul 27, 2022

Helen Mae Mensch, 81, of Barto, passed away July 27, 2022. She was the widow of Clarence C. Mensch. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Raymond & Luella (Ruppert) Albitz. Helen was a graduate of East Greenville High School. Earlier in life she was a seamstress for the former Jennifer Ann Factory in Red Hill...

Jul 26, 2022

Jaime Rivera-Gonzalez Jr., 50, of Phillipsburg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 26th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Akers-Gonzalez. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of Jaime Rivera-Gonzalez Sr., of Oxford, NJ, and the late Bonnie Lou (Melberger) Rivera-Gonzalez. Before becoming ill, he worked for Readington Farms in Whitehouse Station, NJ. He enjoyed the...

Jul 24, 2022

Illo Viola Treffinger, 84, of Green Lane, passed away July 24, 2022. She was the widow of Donald Treffinger, who passed three days earlier. Born in Red Hill, she was the daughter of the late Franklin & Viola (Freed) Smith. Illo was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and was employed for many years in the Shipping Department...

Jul 21, 2022

Janice S. McCracken Erkes, 57, of Harleysville, passed away July 21, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Brian S. Erkes. They celebrated 34 years of marriage last October. Born in Clearfield, PA, she was a daughter of Susan Jane (Tornatore) McCracken Hendricks, of Norristown, and the late Franklin D. McCracken. Jan was a graduate of Shikellany High School...

Jul 21, 2022

Donald Treffinger, 94, of Green Lane passed away on Thursday, July 21st, 2022. He was the beloved spouse of Illo (Smith) Treffinger. Born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Floyd and Verna (Kirkpatrick) Treffinger. Donald served our country honorably in the Army. After the Army, he owned and operated Treffinger Brother's Masonry. Following that, he...